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Cant get the barstewerd off, tried heating itwith a boilded kettle and slowly prising but i chipped a little peice off so stoped. cant see any bots holding it in so presuming its just bonnded on?

Any tips, someone must of done it before!

Thanks in advance

Dan

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Hey Dan

This is a tough one.

My old tte spoiler was bonded on tight, and the only way to get it off was to literally cut/snap it in half.

I was pretty pissed at the bodyshop, but that was the only way.

I upgraded to a glanza spoiler. One last hope is to ask Idrees as he has experience taking factory starlet spoilers off that were not bolted on.

Joz

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Hey Dan

This is a tough one.

My old tte spoiler was bonded on tight, and the only way to get it off was to literally cut/snap it in half.

I was pretty pissed at the bodyshop, but that was the only way.

I upgraded to a glanza spoiler. One last hope is to ask Idrees as he has experience taking factory starlet spoilers off that were not bolted on.

Joz

Thanks for the quick reply mate.

Idrees advised me on using some strong wire to slide accross underneath it. i have a glanza spoiler to go on :) just need to get this one off. and ideally in one peice so i can get a few ££ back from it.

i tried speaker wire i had lying around but it broke very quickly lol

Will have to hunt my garage for something else.

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Yes mate, sounds like the wire method is the best way.

Just gotta be careful of the boot lid paintwork.

There must be a specific wire you can buy for this situation?

Joz

No idea if there a "professinal" method to this. not too fussed about the paintwork its more the panels i dont want to damage. as soon as i have all the body parts ill be spraying the whole car :)

Will post up my thread from the other forum once i get this sorted.

How did you attached your glanza one out of intrest?

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I get all my work done by the bodyshop, but I told its a combo of spoiler glue/bond and bolts.

The glanza one from memory is bolted on if Im not mistaken.

Joz

Yea on my mates glanza it has a few push clips and 2bolts i think it was. i do have a glanza tailgatethat i got for the plate surround but the window isnt tinted lol.

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Yea mate lol that rear window is a bastard to tint, only pros can do it really.

My mate sorted the two rear sides, but the rear wasnt having it.

Glanza plate surround will look sweet.

Joz

Take a quick scan of this mate. no need to read if you cant be bother the pics show the progress http://www.toyotagtturbo.com/showthread.ph...=project+glanza

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REMOVED...

Have managed to remove it in one peice.

there is 2 small bolts that are presses into the tailgate via a grommet, then the uber stock sticker stuff toyota have used.

i used a peice of wire (has to be strong) to saw back and forth to remove the glue. I figued there was bolts when it wouind move over any further.

Heres how the spoiler looks just after removal...

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Should help for future refrence:)

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welding wires quite good but tbh the best stuff to use i would say is cheese wire. Its a wire that windscrean companys use to cut out windows that are bonded on. what you wanna do in the future is pop down your local rac windows ect and ask if you can have about a 2 foot peice. Rap it around a bit wood, pair of pliers ect at either end and saw at the bonder. Where strong gloves know as it will cut into your hands and be careful not to damage the tailgate paint or the spoiler its self.

Hope that helps

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